Polish Bishops' Conference. News
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference urges Catholics to reflect on the pontificate and historic legacy of the Polish Pope
I call on the faithful to read the Position of the Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference regarding the action taken by John Paul II with respect to sexual crimes against minors and to reflect on the pontificate and historic legacy of the Polish Pope, wrote President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in a communiqué to be read out in Polish churches on Sunday, November 20.
Archbishop Wojda: We must not be indifferent to the drama taking place in Ukraine
We are witnesses to a great drama taking place in Ukraine. We cannot be indifferent in this situation, said Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdańsk, Chairman of the Polish section of the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, during a press conference at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference. Right Reverend Wojda announced the 14th Day of Solidarity with the Persecuted Church, which this year will be celebrated on Sunday, November 13, under the motto: "Heal the Yearning".
Bishop Czaja: In spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her
We take it to be our main goal to show to Catholics that in spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her. We need to believe in the Church because it is a dual reality, Divine and human. We must trust the Church because She is founded on the authority of God Himself - said Bishop Andrzej Czaja, Chairman of the Pastoral Ministry Commission of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. A new Pastoral Program for the year 2022/2023 was presented during a press conference in the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Letter from the President of Polish Bishops' Conference on the occasion of the inauguration of the Abraham J. Heschel Center at the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)
The establishment of the Abraham J. Heschel Center for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the Catholic University of Lublin is a realization of the Council's declaration Nostra aetate and the Church's teaching expressed by successive Popes - wrote Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, in a letter on the occasion of the inauguration of the Abraham J. Heschel Center at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Bishop Zadarko: We must do our utmost to see other human persons as our sisters and brothers
The Pope's message is one more element of the process of integration in society, and for us in the Church this means Catholic integration. The Pope says that in order to build the future, we should get to know each other - said Bishop Krzysztof Zadarko, Chairman of the Council of the Polish Bishops' Conference for Migration, Tourism and Pilgrimages, at a press conference organised by Poland's Catholic News Service on the occasion of the 108th World Migrant and Refugee Day, which we will celebrate on Sunday, September 25.
The President of the Polish Bishops' Conference will travel to Kazakhstan for a Congress of Religious Leaders
On September 14-15, the 7th Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, will be held in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan under the theme “The role of the leaders of world and traditional religions in the spiritual and social development of humanity in the post-pandemic period.” It will be attended by the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki.
The Fifth Congress of Polish Families, focusing on the upbringing of children and young people in the Polonia Family, has ended
The Congress of Polish Families living outside Poland was attended by more than 300 people from 23 countries. The sessions and discussions focused on affirming God's plan for marriage and the family, their tasks especially in the educational aspect. The role of the family as the first and irreplaceable environment for human growth and development was emphasized.
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